This week, Isle of Wight sailor, Arthur Farley, prepares for his biggest sailing challenge so far. The ILCA World Championships in Quindao China from the 10th – 17th May 2025.
Arthur was diagnosed with HCL (Hairy Cell Leukemia) shortly after winning the under 19 ILCA 7 European Championships in 2022, after many months of treatment in Southampton hospital and two bouts of sepsis and covid Arthur had added some eSailing titles to his list of trophies.
- Under 17 and 19 National Champion ILCA 6, 2020 (Aged 16)
- Under 21 Vice National Champion 2021 ILCA 7, (Aged 17)
- European Champion under 19 ILCA 7 2022 (Aged 18)
- Vice eSailing World Champion 2022 (Aged 19) 2023 year of cancer
- Vice eSailing World Champion 2023 (Aged 19)
- Top 10 under 21 World Championship 2024 (Aged 20)
- Top 10 at under 21 European Championship 2024 (Aged 20)
- National Champion under 21 2024 (Aged 20)
- Vice World Champion Aero 7 2024 (Aged 20)
- eSailing World Champion 2024 (Aged 20)
Arthur has turned 21 so this year he will be competing in the men’s division in the ILCA7 at the ILCA 7 World championships in China a major step on his pathway to the Olympic Gold in LA in 2028.
Arthur said,
“Still to go after the world championships, I guess this year I will be looking to do well in China and then win my class representing the Isle of Wight, at the Island Games and get a personal best at the ILCA7 Europeans, maybe a top 10 at the World Cup in Kiel.
“I have still got more to give as I learn how to balance my HCL condition with my training and racing, I’m grateful to my sponsors for their support through some very testing times.
” British Sailing, PGM (Performance Marine Group, global leader in high performance boating), Olesinski design, Goodall Roofing, Wightlink, the Classic Boat Museum Cowes and numerous individual donations plus of course my Mum and Dad who have worked their socks off to make this campaign work for me.”
News shared by Paul on behalf of Arthur Farley. Ed
